Cultural metaphors in Singlish
Cultural metaphors are “culturally constructed” conceptual metaphors (Sharifian, 2014b, p. 482) born from experiences unique to each culture. The study of cultural metaphors have been useful for analyzing many aspects of different cultures around the world. This thesis investigates what cultural met...
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Main Author: | Lai, Yun-Sxin |
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Other Authors: | Tan Ying Ying |
Format: | Thesis-Master by Research |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2023
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171872 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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